1984 North Carolina
5–5–1 (3–3–1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Dick Crum. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat NC State 28–21Oct 20
By 7 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | vs Navy | L 30–33 | 74% |
| Sep 22 | at 10Boston College | L 20–52 | 31% |
| Sep 29 | vs Kansas | W 23–17 | 71% |
| Oct 6 | at Clemson | L 12–20 | 29% |
| Oct 13 | at Wake Forest | L 3–14 | 55% |
| Oct 20 | vs NC State | W 28–21 | 65% |
| Oct 27 | at Memphis | W 30–27 | 35% |
| Nov 3 | vs Maryland | L 23–34 | 51% |
| Nov 10 | vs Georgia Tech | W 24–17 | 59% |
| Nov 17 | vs 19Virginia | T 24–24 | 46% |
| Nov 24 | at Duke | W 17–15 | 67% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Duke 17–15; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 127 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1984.
- Record
- 5–5–1
- Conference
- 3–3–1 5th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 234–274
- Coach
- Dick Crum
- Elo
- 1539 −40 this season
- SP+ rating
- -2.9 No. 71 of 106; offense No. 55, defense No. 81
- SRS
- 1.9 No. 53 of 110 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Brian Johnston
Drafted in 1985
The 1985 draft| Rd 1 | Ethan Horton TE | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Rd 3 | Brian Johnston C | New York Giants |
| Rd 4 | Greg Naron OG | Philadelphia Eagles |
All-ACC
2 first teamFirst team
Ethan HortonRBAP- Micah MoonLBAP
From Wikipedia’s 1984 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1984 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 6–0 | 9–3 | 12 |
| Clemson | 5–2 | 7–4 | |
| Georgia Tech | 3–2–1 | 6–4–1 | |
| Virginia | 3–2–2 | 8–2–2 | 20 |
| North Carolina | 3–3–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Wake Forest | 3–4 | 6–5 | |
| NC State | 1–6 | 3–8 | |
| Duke | 1–6 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.